Cross-language relationship between Spanish and English oral reading fluency among Spanish-speaking english language learners in bilingual education classrooms

Psychology in the Schools

Volumn 44, Issue 8, 2007, Pages 795-806

  De Ramírez, Romilia Domínguez ^a   Shapiro, Edward S ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HOUSTON   (United States)

^b LEHIGH UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 35348935979     PISSN: 00333085     EISSN: 15206807     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/pits.20266     Document Type: Article

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